Video conference of European affairs ministers, 17 November 2020

Author (Corporate)	Council of the European Union
Publisher	General Secretariat of the Council
Publication Date	17/11/2020
Content Type	Overview, Policy-making
	Summary: EU Ministers responsible for matters relating to broad European affairs held a videoconference on 17 November 2020. The agenda included the following items: Discussion in the framework of the annual rule of law dialogue, focusing on the European Commission's first annual report on rule of law and on key developments of five Member States; Briefing on the state of play of the discussion concerning the accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania; Briefing on the latest developments regarding the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the Recovery Plan for Europe; Discussion on the agenda for the forthcoming European Council summit.
Source Link	Link to Main Source https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/gac/2020/11/17/
Related Links	Official General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the Video conference of European affairs ministers, 17 November 2020 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/46801/background-note-final-gac-vtc-17-nov-20_for-publishing.pdf News Deutsche Welle, 17/11/2020: Germany remains optimistic after EU budget veto https://p.dw.com/p/3lOTO
Subject Categories	Politics and International Relations
Subject Tags	Council of the European Union
Keywords	GAC Meetings
International Organisations	European Union [EU]